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This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...

After the White House used a Sabrina Carpenter song without her permission, the pop star is keeping her response short and sweet. The "Espresso" singer, 26, took to X to slam the White House for using ...

President Donald Trump said he is very proud of the two National Guard members shot in last week’s attack in Washington, DC, calling 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom “an incredible person” and 24-year-old ...

A lioness that killed a 19-year-old man at a Brazilian zoo in front of horrified zoo visitors is not expected to be euthanized, according to multiple media reports. The Nov. 30 incident occurred after ...

A Brazilian teenager was mauled by a lioness in full view of zoo visitors on Sunday, after scaling a six-meter wall and safety fencing and shimmying down a tree into the enclosure, authorities said.

A troubled teenager who dreamed of becoming a lion tamer was mauled to death in front of horrified zoo-goers after climbing a 20-foot fence to get into the big cats’ enclosure. Gerson de Melo Machado, ...

First Lady Melania Trump’s 2025 White House Christmas theme, Home Is Where The Heart Is, illuminates the heartfelt character of America within the People’s House. The First Lady’s creative inspiration ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is inventing reasons for the National Guard to occupy Washington, DC. We cannot let his outrageous fabrications take hold. Members of the National Guard patrol ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was not radicalized until after he came to the United ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after the ...